Evergreen Newspapers

Evergreen Newspapers Inc is a publisher of four weekly newspapers and two direct mail shoppers in Evergreen, Colorado. It is owned by Landmark Community Newspapers, a subsidiary of Landmark Communications. Evergreen Newspapers also sponsors local community events including Evergreen's Big Chili Cook Off, which supports local firefighters, and Conifair, a local fair in Conifer, Colorado.

Current publications include:

• Canyon Courier, serving Evergreen, Genesee, Lookout Mountain, and Kittredge;
• Clear Creek Courant, serving Idaho Springs, Georgetown, and Floyd Hill along the I-70 corridor;
• Columbine Courier, serving areas of Littleton, Ken Caryl, Columbine, Grant Ranch, and southwestern Jefferson County;
• The High Timber Times, serving Morrison, Conifer, Pine, Bailey, and the 285 corridor;
• the Evergreen and 285 Hustlers, a direct mail shopper.

History

The Courier began in 1955 as Smoke Signals, a monthly bulletin published by the Indian Hills Fire Department.^[1] The paper was purchased in 1958 to begin weekly publication as the Canyon Courier.

The High Timber Times began publication in 1977 and established a Conifer-area office in the mid-1990s. The Clear Creek Courant began publication in 1984; the Columbine Courier, in 1991.

References

1. ^ Jefferson County Archives and Records Management (2006-06-30). "Newspapers that Have Been Printed in and Around Jefferson County". Jefferson County, Colorado. http://www.co.jefferson.co.us/archives/archives_T77_R112.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-17. 

External links

• Evergreen Newspapers, Inc.